Operations Advanced Quality Engineer

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Job Title:

Operations Advanced Quality Engineer

Pay Grade:

T3

Job Description:

Primary Purpose of Role:

As the Operations Advanced Quality Engineer, you will be a champion for implementing quality planning methodologies for cross-drive transmission development projects. You'll be central part in ensuring the smooth and efficient launch of high-quality Allison cross-drive transmissions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Uphold and promote the company’s values of quality, integrity, innovation, customer focus and teamwork.
• Lead and participate in all phases of the transmission development, focusing on implementing a structured quality planning process.
• Facilitate seamless collaboration between product engineering, manufacturing engineering, and other departments throughout the project.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Control Plans specific to transmissions, ensuring they address critical quality considerations.
• Assure thorough Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify potential quality risks early in the design phase, with a keen eye for transmission-specific failure modes.
• Analyse warranty, customer, and internal first-time quality data to mitigate recurrence in future products.
• Assurance to Allison manufacturing best practices by coordinating design for manufacturing and design for assembly events.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on best practices for achieving exceptional transmission quality within internal teams.

Key Performance Measures:

• On time completion of Integrated Program Management Quality Lane deliverables
• Positive impact on customer satisfaction through reduction in quality escapes during program launches.
• Positive feedback from stakeholders and successful cultivation of a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Competencies and Behaviors:

Required:

• In-depth knowledge of proven quality planning methodologies for complex components.
• Strong understanding of quality control tools and techniques (FMEA, SPC, PPAP, etc.)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across departments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.

Preferred:

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Higher
• Shainin Red X Apprentice or Higher
• Certified Quality Engineer.

Experience:

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in quality planning or a related field
• Proven experience applying AIAG best practices for quality control.
• Experience with integrated management systems (IATF 16949, ISO9001)

Preferred

• Experience with transmission components, functionality, and common failure modes.

Scope Factors:

• Highly proficient professional role: Requires a strong grasp on the concepts related to the professional field.
• Frequently interacts with leadership up direct management chain and direct team members. Occasionally interacts with peers within broader function or across functions.
• Fully seasoned professional/technical level 
• Works on problems of diverse scope
• Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Individual contributor or may coordinate and supervise activities of non-exempt/hourly workers.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Work typically impacts direct peers, supervisors, cross functional partners, and projects they may lead.

Primary Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations:

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